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Swirled Holiday Party Mix
By Texaschef11
1 Preheat oven to 250'
- 9 cups toasted corn cereal, squares
- 4 cups popped popcorn (already popped)
- 1 1/2 cups dry peanuts
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup margarine (soften)
- 1/2 cup light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups Nestle swirled holiday morsels
- 1 (7 1/2 ounce) package chocolate-covered pretzels (white or chocolate)
Espresso Braised Beef
By Texaschef11
1. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker, combine onion, carrots, and turnips
- 1 * 1 large onion, cut into wedges
- 3 * 3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 * 1 medium turnip, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1-1/2 * 1-1/2 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2/3 * 2/3 cup dry red wine
- 2 * 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 * 1 tablespoon instant espresso coffee powder
- 1 * 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 * 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 * 1 24-ounce package refrigerated mashed sweet potatoes, prepared according to package directions
- * Salt and coarsely ground black pepper (optional)
Fajita Turkey Burgers
By Texaschef11
Combine tomatillo salsa, chopped avocado, and cilantro; set aside
- 1/4 cup bottled tomatillo salsa
- 2 tablespoons chopped avocado
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 (1-ounce) slices white bread
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons fajita seasoning, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 egg white
- 4 (1 1/2-ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns, toasted
English Toffee
By Texaschef11
In a heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients except chocolate chips and nuts
- 1 * 1 cup butter
- 1 * 1 cup sugar
- 1 * 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 * 2 tablespoons water
- 1 * 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 * 1 cup almonds, sliced
Crab and Asparagus Quiche Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut cold butter into ¼ inch cubes
- Crust Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Mini Pecan Sticky Buns
By Texaschef11
To make it... Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 36 pecan halves, plus 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 loaf (1/2 2-pound package) frozen white-bread (not pizza) dough, thawed
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Espresso Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha Mascarpone Frosting
By Texaschef11
Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C) and position the rack in the middle of the oven
- ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
- 2 cups cake flour
- 3/4 ¾ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 3/4 ¾ tsp salt
- 3/4 ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 cups packed golden brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 1 ½ tsps vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 tsps instant espresso powder dissolved in ¾ cup hot water
Beer Battered Fried Avocado Wedges
By Texaschef11
To make beer batter, whisk together beer, flour, paprika, and garlic until well blended
- 1 cup lager beer or ale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped finely
- 2 California avocados
- Vegetable oil as needed for deep frying
- Salt as needed
Almond Joy Cupcakes
By Texaschef11
Make your cupcakes (can be made up to 2 days in advance): Preheat oven to 400F
- for the cupcakes
- 4 1/2 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- For the filling
- 1 cup shredded coconut (untoasted)
- 1/2 cup cream of coconut
- For the frosting
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 can coconut milk, reduced to 1/3 cup (Reducing instructions below)
- Seeds scraped from 1 split vanilla bean or 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Whole almonds for decorating
Blueberry Pie
By Texaschef11
Fold 1 dough round in half and carefully transfer to a 9-inch pie dish
- 2 rolled-out rounds of basic pie dough (see below)
- 4 cups blueberries
- 1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice, strained
- 3 ⁄4 cup sugar
- 3 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1 ⁄2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. salt
- 1 ⁄4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 Tbs. cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces